Alan Shipnuck. Aug 21, 2023. DENVER—Bobby Jones, who won five U.S. Amateurs and three U.S. Opens, once said, “Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody else just loses it.”. The words often apply to the Amateur, too, as the suffocating pressure and relentlessness of a 36-hole finale often leads to a war of attrition.Dec 8, 2023 · Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected]. Jon Rahm showed his fealty with about-face jump to …Great accoustic set from Jay Terrestrial, Chezney Tofu and Dave GarnierAlbum available at;http://www.innerterrestrials.co.uk/shop/Sep 26, 2023 · A round with Mike Schmidt, the greatest third baseman ever, rekindled thoughts of the parallels between baseball and golf. By Michael Bamberger. September 26, 2023. When the Phillies retired Mike Schmidt’s jersey on a Saturday night in mid-May in 1990, his old club had a new and newly bulked-up center fielder.Jun 23, 2021 · A huge favor from a near-stranger, two standby flights, a plane that went in the opposite direction of his final destination, an overnight stay in Boston, a red-eye flight for his caddie, a bus ride, being picked up by the caddie’s dad at a bus station, borrowing the car of the caddie’s mom, and finally a 100-mile drive to the course: Alistair Docherty’s trip …Feb 25, 2023 · Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected]Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /the-legend-of-brady-calkinsFirepit collective. 5,387 likes · 1 talking about this. traditional and contemporary folk and world roots knees up! bookings info: http://www.firepitcollec.May 16, 2022 · Jay Gatsby is the dreamer there, standing outside his great estate on Long Island’s Gold Coast. DeLorean, the troubled automotive genius, had his own dream and his own estate, smack-dab in the middle of New Jersey horse country. Then came Trump. You can imagine it, the Sunday night of the Trump PGA. Firepit collective. 5,387 likes · 1 talking about this. traditional and contemporary folk and world roots knees up! bookings info: http://www.firepitcollec. Jun 13, 2022 · A Swing and a Prayer. So broke he almost skipped final qualifying, Luke Gannon played his way into the U.S. Open with a back nine to remember. By Ryan French. June 13, 2022. BROOKLINE, Mass. — Luke Gannon didn’t pick up a golf club until he was 13. He was hardly recruited, averaged almost 77 in his first two years of college golf and …Nov 24, 2021 · The Things I Am Thankful For. I started a tweet about things I was thankful for, which turned into a long list. It’s hard to fit all you are grateful for into a tweet when you turned something you never thought would be anything into something. So here is my list, some serious, some not, and the top three are in the order of priority. Aug 28, 2022 · The pre-qualifying stage of Q-school can be miserable. It is designed to separate the dreamers from the real players. Those who haven't made a cut in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event have to go to pre-q. The cost is $3,500 for three rounds, and the events are held on courses that rarely appear on top-100 lists. Mar 15, 2022 · In a recent email obtained by the Fire Pit Collective, the Premier Golf League laid out to Rory McIlroy (and the PGA Tour leadership) its plan for a series of 18 lucrative events featuring $20 million purses in which the PGL would partner with the Tour. Team events would run simultaneously, with the winners each collecting an additional $1 million.Jun 6, 2023 · Golf’s year-long fever dream reached a climax on Tuesday morning when every stakeholder in the game was confronted with the most confounding sight imaginable: PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and His Excellency Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the driving force behind LIV Golf, sitting elbow to elbow on CNBC, all …Jan 12, 2023 · The sale price for Streamsong is $160 million and includes three 18-hole courses, multiple practice areas, a 228-room hotel, an outdoor pool, tennis courts, world-class bass fishing spots, a shooting range, spa, several restaurants, clubhouses and bars. A vision of Rich Mack, the former CFO of Mosaic, Streamsong opened in 2012 with two …Jul 23, 2023 · And the Champion Fan of the Year is …. Young Dan Stanton, 15, a junior member of Royal Liverpool, which he joined on his own, and the proud owner of a career-best 83. By way of Sunday’s drenching rain, Dan was soaked to the bone, despite his waterproofs, and thoroughly enjoying life and his second Open experience.Jun 23, 2021 · A huge favor from a near-stranger, two standby flights, a plane that went in the opposite direction of his final destination, an overnight stay in Boston, a red-eye flight for his caddie, a bus ride, being picked up by the caddie’s dad at a bus station, borrowing the car of the caddie’s mom, and finally a 100-mile drive to the course: Alistair Docherty’s trip …July 20, 2021. STAMFORD, – The Caddie Network and the recently-launched Fire Pit Collective have announced a content partnership to bring golf and sports fans …Alan Shipnuck. Apr 06, 2023. AUGUSTA, Ga.—Imagine a recovering alcoholic on spring break in Cancun, a reformed pyromaniac on Fourth of July, a dieting John Daly during all-you-can-eat wings night at Hooters….this is basically Viktor Hovland at Augusta National. Hovland, 25, turned himself into a world-class player despite a wedge game that ...Oct 17, 2023 · The Bloody Truth. Adapted in part from LIV and Let Die: The Inside Story of the War Between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, available now. In Gaza and Israel, the streets run red with blood. In London, the blue bloods at the OWGR vote to uphold the status quo and deny LIV Golf precious World Ranking points in its ongoing attempts at respectability.Alan Shipnuck. Aug 21, 2023. DENVER—Bobby Jones, who won five U.S. Amateurs and three U.S. Opens, once said, “Nobody ever wins the National Open. Somebody else just loses it.”. The words often apply to the Amateur, too, as the suffocating pressure and relentlessness of a 36-hole finale often leads to a war of attrition.Nov 23, 2021 · Every player loses his head occasionally. He didn’t destroy the green or spit in the cup, a la Sergio. He didn’t drop a homophobic slur, like Patrick Reed or Justin Thomas. He didn’t start playing tennis with a moving ball, …Nov 12, 2022 · Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected]A fire pit is a great way to enhance your outdoor living and entertainment space for warmth, lighting, even roasting marshmallows in the late evening. Family and …Jan 25, 2023 · Ep. 8 with Richard Kind. Co-hosted by Alan Shipnuck, Geoff Ogilvy and Michael Bamberger. January 25, 2023. On an all new “Need A 4th?!” a deep dive into the golfing foibles of a star of stage and screen, Mr. Richard Kind, the man who plays Larry David’s cousin on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”. Rich tells Geoff Ogilvy, …A fire pit is a great way to enhance your outdoor living and entertainment space for warmth, lighting, even roasting marshmallows in the late evening. Family and …Moved Permanently.Feb 9, 2024 · Top Videos Straight Outta Compton: Aaron Grimes Slaying The Dragon They Call Cancer Eric Church's "Ain't the Only Ghost in Town" Wishbone Brawl Sandbelt Invitational Major Championships PGA Tour vs. LIV Club Pro Crisis May 5, 2022 · The greatest golf writer alive joins Fire Pit Collective. Listen below for more on Phil as Alan welcomes the latest addition to the Fire Pit stable, Michael Bamberger. If I’ve thought of Phil a lot over the last three months that’s probably because the excerpt rocked my world too. In his Feb. 22 statement, Mickelson wrote, “There is the ...Aug 10, 2022 · On the general topic of PGALIV: 1. On this website, I think, as well as a podcast/radio interview, Alan S. has made a very good point: the appeal of the sport of golf, world-wide as well as here in the US, is best described as ‘limited’, compared to the appeal of sports such as soccer, American football and basketball… and probably others. Jul 17, 2023 · Michael Bamberger. Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected] 9, 2023 · Jon Rahm of coastal Spain and greater Phoenix and the PGA Tour, won the 87th Masters by four shots over two men, a sun-whipped 52-year-old Phil Mickelson and his fellow LIV Golf golfer Brooks Koepka. When Saturday’s rain finally stopped and the sunrise came at Augusta National on Sunday, Koepka was leading by four shots.Aug 2, 2022 · Daniel T. Augustus III was 30. In 2019 Augustus fired a final-round 65 in windy conditions to come from five back and win his first significant mini-tour event on U.S. soil. The victory on the Florida Elite Tour was worth $5,000. He also won multiple times on the Moonlight Tour, a tiny yet legendary circuit in Florida.Jul 1, 2022 · How the Money Works on LIV Golf. An inside look at where the dollars go on golf’s most decadent tour. By Alan Shipnuck. July 1, 2022. NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — LIV Golf is about many things: disruption, sportswashing, vengeance (in the case of frontman Greg Norman) and, uh, golf. But more than anything, it’s about cold, hard cash.Part 2. ght up two situations. Section officials said the players told them Moroz hit balls that appeared to go well into the woods on the 13th and 16th holes. On both occasions Moroz walked well ahead of the group, and in both cases he found the ball before anyone else in the group arrived.Aug 14, 2023 · Michael Bamberger. Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected] 9, 2023 · Jon Rahm of coastal Spain and greater Phoenix and the PGA Tour, won the 87th Masters by four shots over two men, a sun-whipped 52-year-old Phil Mickelson and his fellow LIV Golf golfer Brooks Koepka. When Saturday’s rain finally stopped and the sunrise came at Augusta National on Sunday, Koepka was leading by four shots.August 26, 2022. ATLANTA—Phil was right. Of course, Monsieur Mickelson went about things in entirely the wrong way, which is typical of a complex, contradictory character who so often has been his own worst enemy. Now that his former place of business, the PGA Tour, has undergone a sweeping transformation in an effort to …Jun 2, 2022 · Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected]Oct 26, 2023 · Michael Bamberger. Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected] 26, 2022. ATLANTA—Phil was right. Of course, Monsieur Mickelson went about things in entirely the wrong way, which is typical of a complex, contradictory character who so often has been his own worst enemy. Now that his former place of business, the PGA Tour, has undergone a sweeping transformation in an effort to …Firepit collective. 5,387 likes · 1 talking about this. traditional and contemporary folk and world roots knees up! bookings info: http://www.firepitcollecDec 8, 2023 · Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected]. Jon Rahm showed his fealty with about-face jump to …Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /golden-gate-park-golf-course-rebornFeb 4, 2022 · On Tuesday morning at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, we decided he was due for a little payback. We enlisted our friends Steve John, the tournament director, and Anthony Gallino, who this week is director of caddie services, to play a prank on French on the first tee at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Citing his earlier tweets from …Sep 2, 2023 · “That Was It!” With the Walker Cup having returned to the Old Course, Roddy Carr reflects on his legendary putt from half a century earlier, which propelled Great Britain & Ireland to an unforgettable victoryBy Alan Shipnuck. Sept. 18, 2022. CHICAGO—The most polarizing golfer in the world is a god-fearing country boy who is intelligent enough to have been his high school valedictorian. He is a jock who grew up playing the pretty-boy positions of quarterback and shortstop but was tough enough to wrestle competitively and line …Aug 29, 2023 · Michael Bamberger. Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected] 4, 2022 · The Grind: A Career-Changing Week. Not even nine months ago, Patrick Flavin missed at the second stage of Q-school on the Korn Ferry Tour. In fact, he wasn’t close, having fallen six shots short and finishing T44. The Monday qualifier for the Bermuda Championship on the PGA Tour was three days away, and …Jul 1, 2022 · How the Money Works on LIV Golf. An inside look at where the dollars go on golf’s most decadent tour. By Alan Shipnuck. July 1, 2022. NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — LIV Golf is about many things: disruption, sportswashing, vengeance (in the case of frontman Greg Norman) and, uh, golf. But more than anything, it’s about cold, hard cash. Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /the-grind In part 2 of a Fire Pit podcast series on the “Club Pro Crisis,” Matt Ginella gets into how and why Shane Ryan’s article in Golf Digest (May, 2022) highlighted issues of a work/life imbalance, money and awareness. In short, club pros and PGA Professionals are taken for granted. The Fire Pit Podcast.Jul 19, 2023 · The Rory Whisperer. Putting at the British Open is a different animal, and nobody had a better feel for it than Brad Faxon. By Michael Bamberger. July 19, 2023. HOYLAKE, England—When Brad Faxon first played the tumbling links at Royal Liverpool 40 years ago, as a member of the U.S. Walker Cup team, he was not a …Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /the-legend-of-brady-calkinsMar 16, 2021 · Matt and I have ambitious plans for a travel series and to host experiential events at great golf courses, featuring thought-provoking guests. Over time we will add more talent, with an eye on diverse, unexpected contributors. We don’t yet know exactly how the Fire Pit Collective is going to evolve but we’re excited to figure that out ... Jan 12, 2023 · The sale price for Streamsong is $160 million and includes three 18-hole courses, multiple practice areas, a 228-room hotel, an outdoor pool, tennis courts, world-class bass fishing spots, a shooting range, spa, several restaurants, clubhouses and bars. A vision of Rich Mack, the former CFO of Mosaic, Streamsong opened in 2012 with two …Apr 9, 2023 · AUGUSTA, Ga.—. On Sunday afternoon at Augusta National, shortly after the final twosome teed off in the fourth round of the 87th Masters, Brooks Koepka’s swing coach, Claude Harmon III, stood by the clubhouse and reflected on what would be a defining round for his pupil. “Major championship golf is like the kill zone on Everest,” …Jan 16, 2015 · Firepit Collective is a project that likes to explore trad folk style among other things, but as I said earlier I had a lot of influences. many of them contemporary folk players from the 60’s and 70’s not to mention all the rock, punk, psychedelia, blues, reggae, ska, dub, and countless other musical styles from all over the …Jul 29, 2021 · The Fire Pit Collective is a team of storytellers with a variety of tools and perspectives who are dedicated to their craft and a camaraderie that’s conducive to effective efficiency at various lengths and across multiple platforms. We find great narratives and produce them in a way in which you, the consumer, can read, watch and listen. For ... Apr 13, 2023 · That’s how Tiger escaped a DQ in 2013, Ernie Els got a free drop in the middle of a forest, Rory was allowed to skate on testing the sand and Brooks didn’t get a penalty this year despite very damning video evidence. The green jackets simply don’t want to put a damper on their party.22K Followers, 752 Following, 1,048 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Fire Pit Collective (@firepitcollective) Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /the-grind-podcast A fire pit is a great way to enhance your outdoor living and entertainment space for warmth, lighting, even roasting marshmallows in the late evening. Family and …Feb 26, 2023 · Opening Salvo: LIV Golf. PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico—Charles Howell III might be the nicest guy in all of professional golf, a God-fearing, soft-spoken, painfully polite, self-described golf nerd. Howell had a long, successful, very quiet career on the PGA Tour, making more than 450 cuts and $42 million. He worked so hard, and went about his ... April 18, 2023. This year’s Masters lingers vividly in my northern reaches. Maybe you’re feeling the same thing. Such a residency is not a given. We are promised a Masters each April, not a memorable one. But this year’s tournament had all manner of plots and subplots through the week and by nightfall on Sunday the tournament …Jul 16, 2023 · Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected]Jul 17, 2023 · Michael Bamberger. Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected] 26, 2022 · In episode 1 of our “Journey to Pinehurst,” we explore the world of Southern Pines Golf Course. Kyle Franz takes us through the architectural journey of restoring Donald Ross’s masterwork, as well as Franz’s work at nearby courses Southern Pines, Pine Needles, and Mid Pines. Kyle plays a few holes with Colt and provide insight from the ...Moved Permanently.May 5, 2022 · The greatest golf writer alive joins Fire Pit Collective. Listen below for more on Phil as Alan welcomes the latest addition to the Fire Pit stable, Michael Bamberger. If I’ve thought of Phil a lot over the last three months that’s probably because the excerpt rocked my world too. Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /peeling-back-18-pieces-of-pasatiempoMar 6, 2022 · From the Basics of the Monday Q to the Super-Nerdy and everything in between. Ryan French. Mar 06, 2022. As more people are following Monday qualifiers, I have put together a fact sheet about them. This column will cover only PGA Tour Monday Qs; I will do LPGA, KFT and Champions in later articles.Sep 7, 2022 · Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected]Nov 16, 2023. Photographs by Ben Van Hook. Sage Springer was always a miracle. In utero, she was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, a genetic disorder caused by the presence of a third copy of all or part of chromosome 18. About 50 percent of the babies with Trisomy 18 are stillborn. For the 50 percent who survive, the average …May 23, 2023 · The Fire Pit has been commissioned by Gamble Sands to tag along and document the build of Kidd’s new course from start to finish. Coming soon is not only another course but also a docuseries on the past, present and future of this Central Washington tre Apr 24, 2023 · Me and Mickelson, Revisited. In this exclusive excerpt from the new "Phil" paperback, the author reflects on the turbulent last year for himself and the protagonist of the book. I had not planned to cover LIV London; my kids’ summer vacation had just begun, and I would be away the ensuing week for the U.S. Open.Alan Shipnuck. Apr 06, 2023. AUGUSTA, Ga.—Imagine a recovering alcoholic on spring break in Cancun, a reformed pyromaniac on Fourth of July, a dieting John Daly during all-you-can-eat wings night at Hooters….this is basically Viktor Hovland at Augusta National. Hovland, 25, turned himself into a world-class player despite a wedge game that ...July 17, 2022. ST. ANDREWS — The whole point here is to play home, just as you want to get yourself home in baseball, or Parcheesi. You play home on every golf course — a final hole may always be called the home hole — but it is especially true here on the Old Course, in this town known as the Home of Golf. You start in town …Sep 30, 2023 · Michael Bamberger. Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected] 23, 2023 · The Distinctive Gwen Knapp. When my friend Gwen Knapp covered the 1998 U.S. Open at Olympic for the San Francisco Chronicle, the rough, off Gwen’s laptop, was “bushy,” the fog “kept a polite … Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /journeys-kauai The Fire Pit Collective is a team of storytellers with a variety of tools and perspectives who are dedicated to their craft and a camaraderie that’s conduciv...Jul 16, 2023 · Michael Bamberger was briefly a caddie on the PGA and European Tours, invented a golf club (the E-Club) that Lee Trevino used in his final British Open, spent 22 years as a writer at Sports Illustrated and joined the Firepit Collective in May 2022. email: [email protected]Feb 9, 2024 · Top Videos Straight Outta Compton: Aaron Grimes Slaying The Dragon They Call Cancer Eric Church's "Ain't the Only Ghost in Town" Wishbone Brawl Sandbelt Invitational Major Championships PGA Tour vs. LIV Club Pro Crisis May 5, 2022 · The greatest golf writer alive joins Fire Pit Collective. Listen below for more on Phil as Alan welcomes the latest addition to the Fire Pit stable, Michael Bamberger. If I’ve thought of Phil a lot over the last three months that’s probably because the excerpt rocked my world too.
Feb 22, 2022 · I guess it hits differently when you say the quiet parts out loud. It’s a reminder that Mickelson has always been polarizing and remains so. And that anything involving Saudi Arabia—which supplied 15 of the 19 9/11 hijackers—remains highly emotional. The Fire Pit with Matt Ginella. No 40: The Truth About Phil and …. Ethanallen
1 hr 11 min. 22 AUG 2023. Fire Drill 091: The Hair Apparent w/ Neal Shipley. In this Fire Drill, Alan Shipnuck speaks with U.S. Amateur runner-up Neal …Nov 23, 2021 · With thoughts about Tiger's future, Rory's nipple, J.Y. vs. Nelly, my personal PIP ranking, blowing up Spanish Bay and much more Apr 4, 2021 · Perry's 24-year-old daughter, Lesslye, was taking it the hardest, sitting on the ground alone, clutching a handful of tissues and dabbing at tears. A few months earlier Kenny had walked her down the aisle when she married a local boy in a ceremony that attracted much of Franklin, Kentucky.Moved Permanently. Redirecting to /fire-pit-collective-introMoved Permanently.Apr 13, 2023 · That’s how Tiger escaped a DQ in 2013, Ernie Els got a free drop in the middle of a forest, Rory was allowed to skate on testing the sand and Brooks didn’t get a penalty this year despite very damning video evidence. The green jackets simply don’t want to put a damper on their party.Nov 23, 2021 · Every player loses his head occasionally. He didn’t destroy the green or spit in the cup, a la Sergio. He didn’t drop a homophobic slur, like Patrick Reed or Justin Thomas. He didn’t start playing tennis with a moving ball, …Mar 27, 2023 · The Ball in the Air. Michael Bamberger has been typing. Here are the first 1,373 words of his new book, out this week. March 27, 2023. Lee Trevino was throwing a party. He was on a driving range, putting on a show for an audience of two, a father and his son. Or three, if you count the ringmaster. With every word …May 16, 2022 · Jay Gatsby is the dreamer there, standing outside his great estate on Long Island’s Gold Coast. DeLorean, the troubled automotive genius, had his own dream and his own estate, smack-dab in the middle of New Jersey horse country. Then came Trump. You can imagine it, the Sunday night of the Trump PGA. By Alan Shipnuck. Sept. 18, 2022. CHICAGO—The most polarizing golfer in the world is a god-fearing country boy who is intelligent enough to have been his high school valedictorian. He is a jock who grew up playing the pretty-boy positions of quarterback and shortstop but was tough enough to wrestle competitively and line …Jul 19, 2023 · The Rory Whisperer. Putting at the British Open is a different animal, and nobody had a better feel for it than Brad Faxon. By Michael Bamberger. July 19, 2023. HOYLAKE, England—When Brad Faxon first played the tumbling links at Royal Liverpool 40 years ago, as a member of the U.S. Walker Cup team, he was not a …With Matt Ginella. July 14, 2023. It’s no secret that Ireland and Northern Ireland are crowded with great links golf that draws avid amateurs from all over the world. Like kids on Christmas morning, the blurry-eyed enthusiasts roll in and out of Dublin or Belfast, chase their bags around the turnstiles, toss them into busses or mini-vans ….